Local Students awarded for educational excellence

Cypress College graduates are all smiles.

Colleges and universities from around the nation have announced their standout students for the 2019 fall semester.

While standards vary slightly, being named to a college or university Dean’s List requires a Grade Point Average (GPA) of more than 3.5 out of four, and greater than a 3.8 to be named on the school’s President’s List.

Here is a list of local students who have excelled.

 

Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington

Andrew Charles Yee Wakamoto, Los Alamitos, President’s List;

Annette Nicole Wissuchek, Los Alamitos, President’s List;

Patrick Ryan Jones, Los Alamitos, Dean’s List;

Katelyn Diane Kirkendall, Los Alamitos, Dean’s List;

 

College of Charleston, Charleston, S.C.

Rachael Posner, Los Alamitos, President’s List;

 

Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

Micaela Erickson, Los Alamitos, Dean’s List;

 

Clemson University, Clemson S.C.

MacKenzie T. West, Los Alamitos, President’s List;

 

George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon

Frankie Alcala, Cypress, Dean’s List;

 

Siena College, Loudonville, NY

Amy Leung, Los Alamitos, President’s List;

 

University of New Haven, West Haven, Conn.

Saeed Shokry Saeed Abdeighany, Cypress, Dean’s list

Tanner Desrosiers, Cypress, Dean’s List;

 

Baylor University, Waco, Texas, Dean’s List

Ashley Nicole Pollard

 

Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Nicholas Passantino, La Palma, Dean’s List

 

Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC

Kristi Morgan, Los Alamitos, Dean’s List

 

Leanne Morgan, Los Al

 

Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri (lLos Alamitos location)

Nicholas Thierry Merelle, Los Alamitos, Dean’s List;

 

Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn.

Kaylee Skoda, Cypress, Dean’s List;

 

Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J.

Jillian Rodriguez, Long Beach, Dean’s List.